Estimating and approximating

  • Small pepper seedlings in orange pots.
    problem

    Interstellar

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    What number could replace x so that x/5 is between 3 and 4?

  • Silver Line
    problem

    Silver Line

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Weekly Problem 40 - 2008
    A class raises money for charity by placing 10p pieces edge to edge in a 'silver line'. If the line was 25m long, how much money did they make?

  • Thunder and Lightning
    problem

    Thunder and Lightning

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    How far away was the lightning if the flash and the thunderclap were 6 seconds apart?

  • Small tomato seedlings in pink pots.
    problem

    Whole Numbers Only

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Can you work out how many of each kind of pencil this student bought?

  • Where am I?
    problem

    Where Am I?

    Age
    11 to 16
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    From the information you are asked to work out where the picture was taken. Is there too much information? How accurate can your answer be?

  • More or less?
    problem

    More or Less?

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3
    Are these estimates of physical quantities accurate?
  • Time to evolve
    problem

    Time to Evolve

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    How many generations would link an evolutionist to a very distant ancestor?

  • Big and small numbers in biology
    problem

    Big and Small Numbers in Biology

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Work with numbers big and small to estimate and calulate various quantities in biological contexts.